More Thoughts on YG's WIN Show

Just finished the second-to-last episode, the one before the finale that’s going to be broadcasted live. If there ever was a time to go On and On, it’s now. (whoo, VIXX reference!)

Watching this last episode has just reinforced my belief that YG is going to debut all 11 of them. Now I’m also quite certain he is going to debut all 11 of them in one group, rather than two separate ones. Seriously, if he doesn’t, I’ll be extremely shocked and disappointed– letting one team go will be a total waste, and YG ain’t stupid. If one of the teams don’t debut, I’ll… I’ll change the avatar of every account I have on every site I’m on to this derp face of Hoya.

Seriously, every where I go, I’ll be known as the chick with that picture of Hoya looking ugly. Because, people? Hoya is fucking gorgeous. He’s gorgeous like Cadbury eggs. And by that I mean he’s yummy in so many different layers. And just really, really yummy.

Okay, going back on topic. Why, do you ask, am I now so sure all 11 will debut? Firstly, I was always rather certain YG’d do that. YG’s a businessman, he’s not gonna throw away assets, and he’s not gonna leave the future of his company up to some teenage girls with phones. Viewers are emotionally attached to both teams, and it’d be stupid of him to throw that away. Also, if he was going to debut only one team, which fool would put Seungyoon and B.I. on two different teams? B.I. is YG’s next gold (and diamonds) boy. And screw you if you don’t love Kang Seungyoon.

Also, this last episode is just gearing us up for an 11-member group. Up till now, the teams have been kept pretty separate on the show. You think it’s a coincidence, eleven of them all getting together on the last episode, and talking about how much they love each other and how they want to debut as 11? It’s not a coincidence. It’s YG showing us that they’re all cool with each other, and that when they debut together they love each other. Because this is the sort of stuff fangirls love (myself included).

Now that I’ve watched about 8 episodes (I skipped one, sorry) I guess I know the boys better. Actually, rather than the episodes, if you really want to know them, you’re better off watching the extra cuts. Onewomansubs, everyone’s favourite subber, has a list of all the extra cuts compiled. My favourites are the chicken fight, Team B’s Quiz battle and, of course, Seungyoon’s cuts.

Anyway, here’s pretty much what I got so far:

• Jinwoo laughs in a way that reminds me of Sungyeol, and he’s not so passive as you’re sometimes led to believe

• Minho? He’s super cool, funny and awesome. He’ll win over a lot of hearts, male and female

• Seungyoon is freaking adorable. No comparison

• I love Seunghoon’s talking voice

• Taehyun’s got a lot of fans for a reason, he’s not as self-centered or diva-like, they play that up for the drama

• B.I is actually really funny, and when he yells out ‘Hanbin!’ it kills me every time

• Jinhwan, I just really, really like you. He’s just super-sweet, you can easily tell

• Bobby is a bucket of sunshine, just all on the surface

• Joonhwe is so intense

• Yoonhyung is a hidden variety star, we need to get that kid more screentime

• Donghyuk is perfect, loving, golden maknae (who actually grills everyone’s meat! Seungri, are you watching?)

• NamSong (Taehyun and Minho) and BobB.I (Bobby and B.I.) are going to be very strong ships in the future, especially NamSong. I’ll just be happy when we get my Seungyoon in a good ship (people, ships are directly proportional to individual popularity. It’s not coincidental that popular members usually get shipped together)

• I have the weirdest personal crack ship of Seungri-Jinwoo. Don’t ask, people. I don’t even know why. Freaking hell, I’m even writing a continuing fanfiction.

And that’s all I got now. Now off to go and do weird things online that I can never share with anyone who knows me in real life.

My Thoughts on YG's WIN Show

   -gasp- Not an MV review? No, because I didn't put a colon in. Ha! Instead, it'll just be me rambling on and on about this damn show.

   I told myself I wouldn't, but I started watching this show anyway. More than anything, I was pretty scared of crushing my own heart. I'd probably end up loving all eleven of them, and be so hurt no matter which team didn't get to debut.

   Some backstory, I guess, on this show. This is YG's way of deciding which of his two teams of rookies (Teams A and B) would debut. We get to look into their training and their skills and stuff, and at the end the viewers vote for who they want to debut. Killer way of hyping up a group's debut, eh? Also kind of brutal, since you're pretty much airing one team's failure, humiliation and the crushing of their dreams to anyone who wants to tune in.

   Team A consists of most of the older trainees, who are vocalist Kim Jinwoo, leader and main rapper Song Minho, main dancer and lead rapper Lee Seunghoon, lead vocalist Kang Seungyoon and maknae and main vocalist Nam Taehyun. Most of these guys are actually known from before-- Minho is that friend of Zico and most of the other Block B members, who almost debuted in Block B but then debuted in BoM later (BBCs, remember Match Up season 1, when we saw our manly Zico cry like a baby? It's that Mino). Lee Seunghoon was on a talent show for his dancing. Kang Seungyoon, well, apart from that he was on Superstar K, he already has a solo career-- he came out with Wild and Young earlier this year.

   Team B is younger and their members are less well-known. There's B.I., probably the most famous of them all, who's been hyped as the next G-Dragon. There's also lead rapper Bobby, and oldest hyung Jinhwan, vocalist Joonhwe, main dancer Yoonhyung and maknae Donghyuk. 

  Yeah, the Team B paragraph is quite a bit shorter than the Team A one. It's not really my fault. Yes, I might be a tiny bit Team A biased, but I think this is one area where Team B kind of lack-- I don't notice half the members. It just feels like there's only B.I, Bobby and Jinhwan-- and maybe I only notice Jinhwan because he's my Team B bias and I like him so much (and he looks like Block B's U-Kwon!). (Also, Bobby really reminds me of B.A.P's Himchan sometimes, with his eyes and his rabbit teeth... very cute). And how can you not know B.I? They talk about him quite a bit, and he's really involved. But Donghyuk is just the good-looking maknae, Yoonhyung the Indian-looking guy and Joonhwe is well and truly the other guy. Joonhwe's voice is really good (all their voices are, to some extent) but it feels like they're just continually pushing him to the background, and it sucks. Team B is really team B-- it's a B.I show, and you'll always know it.

   For Team A, the problem with their members is completely different. While Team B is so tight, Team A are not very close at all, and their teamwork has been criticised. Every WIN viewer knows Kim Jinwoo, even if for the wrong reasons. His voice is very pretty indeed, but he's a rather soft and sensitive guy. He can't take pressure and harsh critique very well, and he has a tendency to break down and cry. He's forgotten lines and messed up. He just seems to think that he's always going to fail, and let the team down, which is why he usually ends up failing. It's so sad to see because he's actually very talented.

   There's also Team A's resident diva, maknae Taehyun. To be fair, his concerns are pretty real, but sometimes he just comes across so diva-ish, and caring only about himself.

   Skills-wise between the teams, it's tough to choose. I'm not much into rap, but I can tell you the one rap that struck me in the show so far (only 5 episodes so far, and I skipped episode 4) has been Minho's. He seems pretty damn good, and he has stage experience and all that. He's the newest trainee in Team A, but he was picked leader for a reason.
   Vocally, both teams are pretty good, but I gotta give it to Team A. Seungyoon's vocal colour is really nice-- strong, husky, and when he did that adlib in the first evaluation... wow. Jinwoo and Taehyun are damn good too. They've been given good opportunities to show off, and when they have, they've stuck in my mind.
   Team B owns the dance title. They are tight. Team A are good (my Seungyoon's improved a lot!) but Team B really take this one. Choreography-wise, B.I versus Seunghoon... they're both good, but I saw that a lot of the choreo Team B did wasn't actually made by them, so...
   Variety skills, it's well and truly just Bobby. Seriously, the other boys are cute, and thus cutely funny, but the only one I think might actually make your stomach hurt is Bobby. The others do have potential (I think Seungyoon and Seunghoon especially. Love those two. I shall call them 2Seung.) but Bobby is just bursting with charms.
   Visuals... Team B has Donghyuk and Jinhwan-- I find those two very cute. But Team A's Jinwoo is perfection. Cute, innocent, fresh face, and a personality that will win him a lot of fangirls, Jinwoo is the top visual. Easily.

He's kind of scary-looking here. Hmm.

   The next episode will present the viewers with the first opportunity to vote. It's Team A with Taeyang versus Team B with G-Dragon. Team A have not won a single evaluation yet, so this one is double important for them. Hopefully it'll be a close battle. Most viewers are hoping for an 11-member band to come out of this, so a close ranking of votes should help that. I'm pretty sure we're gonna get 11 members. YG's so smart, we're just eating out of his hand.

Getting hand-fed by this guy. My skin just crawled.

   And now... my own crazy thoughts. I'd really like to jump into the screen sometimes. First thing I'd do: give Jinwoo an ice-cream and a hug. Tell him he's perfect like he is, and he shouldn't pressure himself too much. Secondly: slap that damn hairstyle off Taehyun's head. You're a good-looking guy. Stop giving yourself a middle-parting. Seungyoon keep doing your thing, you're awesome. Bobby, stop being so cute. It hurts my teeth. And just freaking show the other Team B members more.

   Well, I'm out. More ranting and blabbering later.